scratchy

The fourth album by Dublin's Fontaines DC sees the quintet take their scratchy, sinister sound and run it through a Technicolor filter.

Bethell was scratchy when he did return against India at The Oval but his flowing hands were back on show here.

Bethell, who will become England's youngest captain when he leads an under-strength squad in Ireland later this month, looked scratchy and out of form against India, making six and five in his two innings.

The sound is raw yet tuneful, with scratchy electric guitars and whomping live drums in place of the synth-ier, more intricately layered productions of “Love Hate Music Box.”

Then Brooks shifts into the light thriller she’s teased since the opening notes of heaving, scratchy violins.